Hilliard Named President of Beaumont Kennel Club
W. K. Hilliard of Silsbee was re elected Beaumont Kennel Club president for a second term at a July 6 meeting at Beaumont State Bank. Other officers elected included James C. Lurton first vice president R. S. Stephens second vice president and Mrs James C. Lurton corresponding secretary Mrs John Barnes recording secretary and C. E. Chick treasurer. Plans set for an American Kennel Club sanctioned match July 23 with a tentative site at the South Texas State Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Hilliard
Silsbee
Beaumont Kennel Club
Beaumont State Bank
James C. Lurton
R. S. Stephens
John Barnes
C. E. Chick
South Texas State Fairgrounds
Barclay Jr. to Attend SMU Banking School
William A. Barclay Jr. of Silsbee State Bank will enroll with 530 bankers on July 16 at the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking on the SMU campus. The program, co sponsored by regional bankers associations and clearing houses, is directed by Dr. Richard B. Johnson and focuses on bank management credit administration and trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Barclay Jr
Silsbee State Bank
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
Southern Methodist University
Arkansas, New Mexico, and
Texas Bankers Associations
Dallas, Ft. Worth, and
Houston Clearing Houses
Richard B. Johnson
SMU
Silsbee Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Local residents report weekend visits and trips across multiple states including Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma New Mexico and Missouri. Several families host relatives in Silsbee while others travel to Houston Galveston and Ohio with reflections on trips to Calumet Farm Lookout Mountain and Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter D. Grisham
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Missouri
Larry Martin
Galveston
L. E. Martin
Cecil Ward
Houston
T. L. Staten
A. R. Hardison
Hitchcock
Richard W Griffin
Bankers School Sessions Highlight Two Weeks on Campus
Five hundred thirty bankers enrolled form the largest attendance in the school's history. Classes run in air conditioned dormitories from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with access to all campus facilities. Highlights include evening lectures workshops and discussions on banking finance research and development. The session ends July 28 with a senior banquet graduation ceremonies and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Arts Center
Differences Between Educational and Vocational Training Acts
Veterans learn that the new Educational Act covers any eligible veteran while the Vocational Rehabilitation Act limits qualification to certain service connected disabled veterans. Final WWII GI loan applications closed July 25 1967. National Service Life Insurance policy conversions have no final date. Send completed income questionnaires to locations listed on the card.
Texas Wheat Acreage Allotment For 1968 Set
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a national wheat allotment of 59.3 million acres. Texas is allotted 4,258,167 acres, down from 4,896,216 in 1967 and up from 3,704,785 in 1966. County allocations will follow after local determinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
HemisFair 1968 to Feature Massive Exhibit Complex
San Antonio plans a $50 million HemisFair 1968 on 92 acres with the Civic Center Institute of Texan Cultures and United States Exhibit budgets topping $10.5 million, $10 million and $6.75 million respectively. Major pavilions from Ford GM IBM GE and others rise as 30 foreign governments participate. The 622-foot Tower of the Americas will crown the fair offering free entertainment and global cuisine from April 6 to Oct 6 1968 attracting about 7.2 million visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
HemisFair
City of San Antonio Civic Center
Institute of Texan Cultures
United States
General Motors
I Ford Motor Co
IBM
General Electric
The
Americas
Western Hemisphere
South Texas
Lusty
Mexico
Spain
Switzerland
Peru
Bolivia
Panama
Honduras
Canada
Philippines
Republic of China
France
Tunisia
Italy
Nicaragua
Germany
Korea
Average Value Of Texas Farms Surpasses $100000
Texas farms show rising size and value with 1964 census data. The average farm or ranch value in buildings and land reached about 100000 in many counties, while total product sales rose to 2.227 billion dollars. Hale and Lubbock counties led in product sales, with several others among the top counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Tom E. Prater
Texas A&m University
Prater
U. S
Hale County
Lubbock
Hidalgo
Lamb
Palmer
Castro
Deaf Smith
el Paso
Floyd
Wharton
Cameron
Swisher
Robert D Bailey Returns From Guam
Robert D Bailey arrives at Amarillo AFB Texas after promotion to Airman Second Class in Guam action. He is son of Mr and Mrs L C Bailey and a 1965 Silsbee High School graduate who attended Lamar State College of Technology before entering the US Air Force in May 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Bailey
Andersore Afb
Guam
Amarillo Afb
Texas
Bailey
L. C. Bailey
Silsbee High School
Lamar State College of Technology
Beaumont
US Air Force
Three Silsbee Men Enlist In Marines This June
Three Silsbee men enlisted in the U S Marine Corps for four years of active duty. Don G Hawthorne Edward G McDaniel and Gerald W Lee reported to the Marine Corps Training Depot in San Diego under First Sergeant Robert H Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee
U. S. Marine Corps
Robert H. Thomas
Marine Corps Training Depot
San Diego
Don G. Hawthorne
Edward G. McDaniel
Gerald W. Lee
Rummage sale aids Silsbee Tigerettes drill team
Silsbee High School Tigerette Lieutenants host a rummage sale Friday in Santa Fe Park from 7 30 a m to 2 p m. Proceeds fund travel to drill team camp at Stephen F Austin State College July 23 28. Lieutenants for 1967 68 are Sarah Watts Marleen Bottoms Emma Bass and Nancy Shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silsbee High School
Tigerette
Santa i Fe Park
Stephen F. Austin State College
Sarah Watts
Marleen Bottoms
Emma Bass
Nancy Shine
Planning Committee For VA Meetings In Kountze
The Hardin County VA planning committee met July 6 in the United Appeals office in Kountze with E. J. Dietrich presiding. They discussed plans and workers for the 1987 United Appeals drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
United Appeals Office
Kountze
E. J. Dietrich
Posha Taske Family Returns From Mexico City Trip
Dr and Mrs W J Poshataske and Miss Anelle Poshataske returned Tuesday from a 10 day vacation in Mexico City and Acapulco They visited another daughter Miss Jean Poshataske who is studying Spanish at the University of Mexico this summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Brown Jr
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Ellen Johnson
Galveston
Andrew D'Albergo
Whitey Mercer
Arl Newton
Kathy Mall
Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Mercer
Russ Johnson
Princeton
West Virginia
Pensacola
Fla
Calumet Race Horse Farm
Lexington
Rock City
W. J. Poshataske
Anelle Poshataske
Mexico City
Acapulco
Jean Poshataske
University of Mexico
Toledo Bend Reservoir Opens as 47000 Acre Lake Attracts Tourists
The Toledo Bend reservoir begins filling behind the dam east of Burkeville and draws visitors from across the United States. The surface area tops 47000 acres with total lake extent exceeding 180000 acres, about one fourth larger than Sam Rayburn. Excursion boats ply the lake on weekends, including the Toledo Princess and the Toledo Queen, with trips from Pendle Ferry and the dam area. Launch ramps exist on the Texas side as picnic and camping facilities are not yet ready for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Bend
United States
Sabine County Reporter
Hemphill
Sam Rayburn
Toledo ‘Bend Dam
Burkeville
Weess
Pendle
Miand
Multiple Newborns Reported in East Texas Area
Mr and Mrs Cecil Williams of Buna announce Brenda Gail born July 4 at Max Mixon Memorial Clinic Kirbyville. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs John Ruggles and Mr and Mrs Lee Williams. Lori Sansanne Griffin born June 28 at Galveston Memorial Hospital Hitchcock with grandparents listed. Shawn Kevin Cawley born July 6 at St Elizabeth Beaumont, Lt James I Cawley stationed in Busan. Scotty Leggett born June 16 in Monte Vista Colorado with Wagon Wheel Gap Colorado ties. Kamile Smith born July 6 in St Francis Monroe. Jason Marshall Jay Mitchell born July unspecified in Silsbee. Charles Victor Barrow Jr born July 8 Sour Lake. Rebel Renee Jackson born July 11 Kountze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Midkiff
Wagon Wheel Gap
Colo
Phillip Leggett
Winston Gillies
Morgan City
Bill Jeanise
Dinah
Lourene
Jeanise
J. C. Hurst
Joe Nixon
M. D
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Lewis
Wash
Vietnam
D. G. Bishop
Salt Lake City
Utah
Don L. Hawthorne
Bill Hartman
Baptist Hospital
Beaumont
Robbie Jeanise
China
Cecil Sinner
Monroe
Charles R. Smith
W. L. Bain Jr
Kernes
Texas
B. A. McMahon
Sim Ward
Dallas
Cecil Williams
Buna
Brenda Gail
Max Mixon Memorial Clinic
Kirbyville
John Ruggles
This City
Lee Williams
Richard W. Griffin
Hitchcock
Lori Sursanne
Galvestton Memorial Hospital
A. R. Hardison
James I. Cawley
Silsbee
Shawn Kevin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Cawley
Tusan
South Korea
H. A. Wilson
Houstons
J. T. Cawsley
Scotty
Community Hospital
Monte Vista
Kamile
St. Francis Hospital
A. J. Smith
Montgomery
Charles Victor Barrow Jr
Charles Victor Barrow Sr
Sour Lake
Clarence A. Jackson
Kountze
Rebel Renee
Meditation from The World’s Widely Used Devotional Guide
A daily meditation drawn from a widely circulated devotional guide offers reflective guidance for readers. It emphasizes calm contemplation, gratitude, and personal growth through simple, accessible language and familiar spiritual themes.
The Shining Face Message from a Rural Church Prayer
An elderly pastor's radiant face during prayer reminds the author of Exodus 34 29 35 and Moses radiant after speaking with God The piece asks if readers invite God's grace to illuminate their own faces and souls through faith and prayer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
God
Lois M. Davidson
Mexico
IRS Q and A on claiming exemptions for withholding
The answer explains that both spouses cannot claim the same exemption on withholding. If only one spouse claims it, the other may not. To change exemptions, file a new Form W 4 with the employer. If you choose to take your wife’s exemption she must file accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
IRS
Congress
Carl D. Jones Named Supervisor by Gulf States Utilities
Carl D. Jones of Silsbee has been promoted by Gulf States Utilities Co. to supervisor of analysis and statistics in the information and data services department effective July 1. Jones, a Grosbeck native, is a 1954 Texas A&M math graduate and is involved in the Silsbee Jaycees and the First Baptist Church. He and his wife Peggy Weeks have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Jones
Live Oak
Silsbee
Gulf States Utilities Co
Information and Data Services Department
J. O. Robichau
GSU
Jones
Grosbeck
Lorena ‘High School
Texas A&m University
Gulf States Ir
Beauvont
Sils‘bee Jaycees
First Baptist Church
Peggy
Weeks of
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Bill Hilliard
Kennel Club
Hilliard
BKC
W. A. Barclay Jr
SMU Banking School
Swigsbie
Roosevelt & 10Th Street
Silsbee Social Notes
Out Mountain
Chattanooga, Tenn
Bob Cramer
Willa Barnett
Baytown
Elizabeth Ella Horn
R. D. Daniel
Carl Walker
Troup
Eddis Smith
Judy
Dayton
Smith
Mariett
Norman Kelly
W. Ericson
J. H. Richardson
Henry Leon Curry
Leon Curry
Naval Air Station
North Island
Calif
Oliver Harmon
Highlands
J. J. Engelhardt
Bonnie Engelhardt
L. E Martin
John Sole
Oceanside
Martins
Aotemen
Shure Brills
Wes Doenwe
United Artists
Alies
EL Dorado
John Wayne
Robert Mitchum
Warner Bros
Ealee
EXO
Wa i
Arthur
Richard Guing
Chinicolor
Warner BR
Veterans News
Coca-Cola Co
Eastman Kodak Co
Ford Motor Co
Gulf Insurance Group
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Lone Star Brewing Co
Pearl Brewing Co
PepsiCo, Inc
Southwestern Bell Telephone
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric
Europe
Marines
Sam Mitchell l of
Jason
Marshall Jay
Thunderbird Ranch
Cliff Bruner
K. C. Dickens
Huey Buxton
Buddy Quillion
and Deacon Anderson
Kountze-Beaumont Highway
Carl DP. Jones
Helena Rubinstein
Sak Aquid Make
Feti Guy
Nudit
Bret
Brag
Heaven
Bath
Hardin Drug CO
Siusbee
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